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OK, I am calling on all those hunters that have first hand experience on bullet effect on UK deer species, chest shooting effects and subsequent meat damage. I am still looking for a GREAT 7mm-08 projectile that is quick enough for upto 350yard shots (flat shooting), heavy construction (to limit meat damage) and accurate. DON'T ASK MUCH DO I!!! For those that have followed my previous dicussions I have now been using 150gr GameKings, meat damage still an issue on Roe on oblique shots. Looked into GS Custom - price is about £1 a shot -ARE THEY THAT GOOD BEFORE I BUY SOME??? Who and what are Accubonds like...? Look forward to the responses! | ||
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I used the 160 Gameking for many years in my 7mm08 and had the meat damage problem on deer until I switched to the Barnes 140 TSX which eliminated the meat damage problem and it kills just fine. They are also very accurate with Varget powder. | |||
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+1 140 TSX but with H4350. Florida...where you have to go north to get south. | |||
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How much H4350 are you using to push the 140TSX. I just tried 46.5 gr H4350 in my 7mm08 last week with Sierra 130 Match bullets for my best group to date. | |||
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My wife killed a cow elk last fall, with her 7mm-08, 243yds with a basic Core-Lokt...is that possible??? | |||
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139 gr. hornady interlock | |||
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I really like the 130 grain speer hot cores pushed by 49.2gr. of H4350. Well under an inch at 100 yds. | |||
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I switched from the Nosler 140 BT ( considerable meat damage) to the Barnes TSX 120 grain this year...So far I've only shot 3 critters with it, a whitetail doe and two hogs, but all died promptly and I was impressed by the lack of meat damage..I'm using RL-15 to push it at about 3000 FPS, so it would shoot flat enough for 350 yard shots... | |||
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Anything in the 120 to 154 grain range... 140s can be easily pushed to 2800 fps.. and that is not bad.. the 139 Hornady is a cheap bullet that is very accurate and performs well... | |||
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I'd bet that the Core-Lokt has accounted for more game over the years than all the rest put together! | |||
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I used the Hornady 139gr SST last year for whitetail. The two that I took with them dropped on the spot & I didn't lose any of the meat. I was only pushing the bullets at about 2500 to 2600fps out of my Rem 700 mountain rifle. | |||
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140 TSX, although I have never hunted UK deer. | |||
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I havn't started reloading for my 7-08 yet, but this last year I used some winchester supreme 140 grain ballistic silver tips. And did a good job at 400 yards, with min. meat damage. Extreme Custom Gunsmithing LLC, ecg@wheatstate.com | |||
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I was told that alot of meat damage is caused by speed of the load - all other things even, a 2900 fps will cause more damage than the same bullet at 2600 fps. Any other thoughts on this?? By the way - another vote for the Barnes TSX. Lance Lance Larson Studio lancelarsonstudio.com | |||
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139Hornady or 140 Rem corelokt. Fellow may have something about not motoring your bullet too hard. | |||
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I like the 140 Accubond. The only easy day is yesterday! | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Riodot: I was told that alot of meat damage is caused by speed of the load - all other things even, a 2900 fps will cause more damage than the same bullet at 2600 fps. Any other thoughts on this?? QUOTE] That seems reflect what I seen this past season. | |||
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I like the 140 Accubond. The only easy day is yesterday! | |||
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To answer your question, although I don't have experience on roe, I do have experience with small deer. I think that you will find the 154 Hornady Inter Lock what you are looking for. It opens up somewhat slower than the gameking. capt david  "It's not how hard you hit 'em, it's where you hit 'em." The 30-06 will, with the right bullet, successfully take any game animal in North America up to 300yds. Get closer! | |||
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The Speer 145gr Grand Slams and the 140gr Nosler Accubonds both do real well. | |||
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I really like 140 NBTs or the Accubonds. Lou **************** NRA Life Benefactor Member | |||
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I'm using 48.3 grains H4350 with WLR in resized Lapua .308 headstamp brass. My brother's Kimber will take a couple tenth's more. Both running at 2825 fps and both very accurate. Florida...where you have to go north to get south. | |||
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Thanks, I use 44.5 gr of Varget with the 140TSX and it is very accurate at 2840 fps but will try the H4350 one day to see what happens. Do you find an advantage to resizing Lapua 308 rather than just buying 7mm08 from Norma which is about the same class? | |||
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It's not purely bullet speed that causes bloodshot meat. Cup and core bullets are much more likely to fragment and cause bloodshot meat than monometal bullets or bonded core bullets at any speed. This is especially true when they are driven to much higher speeds. Regards, LWD | |||
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Hard to beat the 140 Noz part bullets. Here's amoose my wife killed in AK with her 7-08 using that load. Using a manlicher stocked ruger I built for her. http://hometown.aol.com/brayhaven/myhomepage/huntfish.html "You can lead a horticulture, ... but you can't make 'er think" Florida Gardener | |||
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